Christians and Jews in the twelfth-century Renaissance / Anna Sapir Abulafia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sapir Abulafia, Anna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Relations--Christianity.

Judaism.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Christianity and other religions.

Christianity and antisemitism.

Church history--12th century.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The twelfth century was a period of rapid change in Europe. The intellectual landscape was being transformed by new access to classical works through non-Christian sources. The Christian church was consequently trying to strengthen its control over the priesthood and laity and within the church a dramatic spiritual renewal was taking place. Christians and Jews in the Twelfth-Century Renaissance reveals the consequences for the only remaining non-Christian minority in the heartland of Europe: the Jews. Anna Abulafia probes the anti-Jewish polemics of scholars who used the new

Contents:

Cover; CHRISTIANS AND JEWS IN THE TWELFTH-CENTURY RENAISSANCE; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; Part I THE TWELFTH-CENTURY RENAISSANCE; 1 THE SCHOOLS; 2 THE TOOLS OF REASON AND CHRISTIAN HUMANISM; 3 THE CHRISTIANIZATION OF REASON; Part II CHRISTIANS AND JEWS IN THE TWELFTH-CENTURY RENAISSANCE; 4 A CHANGING SOCIETY; 5 THE JEWISH CHALLENGE; Part III THE JEWISH-CHRISTIAN DEBATE; 6 CHRISTIANIZED REASON AT WORK; 7 THE TESTIMONY OF THE HEBREW BIBLE; 8 BODIES AND MONEY; 9 INCLUSIVENESS AND EXCLUSION; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-187) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-99025-1

1-134-99026-X

1-280-32562-3

0-203-20233-3

9780203202333

OCLC:

475886028